2010 Minor League Roundup

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What happened to Josh Vitters...I'm guessing that he dropped off your "best prospects" list due to his <!--sizeo:7--><!--/sizeo-->lack of plate discipline<!--sizec--><!--/sizec-->?

Keith Law
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I was shocked by this. Shocked!
It's obvious that Keith Law just hates the Cubs.
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KB, if I didn't know any better, I'd swear you are HAPPY when Hendry draft picks do poorly. Are you rooting for Vitters to fail?
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What is the biggest flaw in Hendry's approach to evaluating a prospect?
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We could get into a huge back and forth on this, but Vitters was not an especially questionable pick. He was highly regarded by pretty much everyone. I know your big argument was that Hendry should have taken Weiters, but despite the fact you were crowning him as a hall of famer last year, he still kinda sucks. Obviously he might end up being a stud, but as of right now, I'm cool with Soto catching and Vitters working on shit as a 20 year old in AA. I don't know if Vitters is any good, but you seem to reach conclusions on guys like Weiters and Colvin that end up biting you in the ass.